How much should I budget for bi-folding security gates in Sittingbourne?
Budget £954 to £2,634 including VAT (£795 to £2,195 plus VAT) per opening for bi-folding security gates in Sittingbourne, supplied and fitted. Size, number of leaves, colour and access all move the price, which is fixed in writing after the survey.
A bi-folding security gate is made of hinged leaves of vertical bars that fold against each other as they slide along a top track. It covers wide openings like a retractable grille but folds into fewer, flatter panels with no scissor lattice.
Specification at a glance
- Lock box on the leading leaf plus shoot bolts
- Suits openings from a single door width to several metres
- Black, anthracite and RAL colours
- Rigid hinged leaves of vertical bars
- Mesh or solid infill panels on request
- Top-hung on a heavy track with bottom guides
Fitting in Sittingbourne and nearby
Whether you are in central Sittingbourne or at the edge of the ME10 district, we can arrange a survey. Nearby Faversham and Gillingham are covered too.
Kent ranges from Medway's Victorian terraces and Thanet's seaside towns to listed medieval centres such as Canterbury and Rochester.
Where bi-folding security gates are most often used:
- Wide internal openings
- Loading doors and goods-in
- Garden room and orangery openings
- Restaurant and bar frontages
What to think about first
Look
Bi-folds read as a screen rather than a lattice, which suits modern interiors.
Folded stack size
Leaves stack flatter than a lattice but each leaf has a fixed width, so the stack is planned with the room layout.
Consents and safety: England
Grilles inside the glass
A grille fitted inside the glass does not normally need planning permission, because it does not materially change how the building looks from outside. If the building is listed, listed building consent may still be needed.
Grilles across exits in business premises
In workplaces and other non-domestic premises, including the common parts of blocks of flats and HMOs, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 makes the responsible person keep escape routes and emergency exits available and easy to open while people are present. A grille across an exit should be unlocked and parked open whenever the building is occupied, and covered in the fire risk assessment.
How it works
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price
- Fit, test and explain
Bi-folding security gates in Sittingbourne: questions
Do you cover Faversham as well as Sittingbourne?
Yes. As well as Sittingbourne, we can arrange surveys in nearby Faversham, Gillingham and Chatham, and elsewhere in Kent.
Can a bi-fold gate go outside?
Yes, with galvanised steel and an external-grade track, though most are fitted inside.
How wide can a bi-fold gate be?
From a single doorway up to several metres, split to fold both ways on wider openings.
Do bi-fold gates need a floor track?
They need some bottom guidance, which can be a recessed channel or discreet floor pins rather than a raised track.
Bi-folding security gates in nearby towns
Other grilles in Sittingbourne
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
- French door grilles
- Fixed window grilles and bars
- Grille lock replacement and upgrades
- Escape window grilles (quick release)
- Door security gates
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.